Apartment or House
Thu, 04/22/2010 - 18:47
by coolseekerHey everyone. I have a question that I want your opinion on.
I will be getting a place for next semester at my university. I lived in the campus dorm last year, and while it was alright, I want to be away from school sometimes.
So, here I am, looking for apartments and houses within a 10 minute walk of my campus. I have thought of some benefits of apartments and houses, but wanted to know if anyone had a strong opinion one way or the other about which type of housing is better. Anyone switch from one to the other? Any regrets?
Thanks for all you useful help. I love this forum - a good group of people posting here.
Thanks!
Jeff
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With the intention to make improvements to it and then sell it on, which expenses can I claim back through tax? I have heard that VAT and various other expenses on refurbishments can be reclaimed. Is there any literature explaining these rules or is it mainly found out through good accountants and trial and error?
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Only relevant for the UK market!
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The age of majority in Australia is 18. Your parents most likely are required BY LAW to care for you until you are 18.
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So can I rent an apartment by myself in Lancaster? Do i need any guarantee person or letter from my parent to rent? I will come to the UK alone.
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Second, Euro apts. don't come with light fixtures, kitchen cabinets or sink, and the bedrooms don't have closets. You get four bare walls, and pipes sticking out of the walls and wires hanging down in the ceiling.
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If it's just Brighton Marina you are after, then try:
http://www.palmsproperties.co.uk/
Else any other of the usual Brighton lettings agencies will do.
www.leaders.co.uk
www.bonetts.co.uk
www.neilsutherland.co.uk
to name but a few
good luckPOLL: Where are you at in your house/apartment? Are you in your room, living room?
Im in the living room, on the pc computer......
Mac or pc that you are on right now?
my room on my laptop
Oh, by the way, I wanted to add some additional info.
I will be moving in with a friend of mine who I have known for a few years. We have never lived together, so I am hoping the kind people of this forum can tell me their experiences living with friends. Positive? Negative? Neutral?
We are both pretty easy going people who are serious students. I think we have the same neatness level to. I am clean, but messy, and so is he.
Sorry for the double post, but I wanted to try to get everything out here so I didn't re-clarify later.
Thanks everyone!
Hey Jeff.
Well, as I mentioned in some of the other posts, I live in a duplex / house with a friend of mine, so this sounds right up your alley.
I found this place through a friend of a friend of someone's aunt... you know the situation. Either way, we were grateful for this place since it is a 5-10 minute walk to campus, or a quick 3 minute bike ride. Myself, I have ben getting daily exercise riding to class. All of the main buildings have bike slots where I can lock up my bike while I am in class. On the weekends or the evenings, you can find me exploring the neighborhoods around my house.
As far as living with my friend. mutual respect is the key. We like each other, and we also respect each other's privacy, so we seem to get along pretty well.
It's nice to have someone else in the house. I would recommend it.
thanks
Good topic jeff.
Well, i can see how a house might bee fun to have, but I have a great new apartment that i absolutely love. The location is great, the security is fantastic, and the rent is reasonable. Also, there is great internet available, which I am using right now to make this post.
When I have an issue, I just call the front office, and they fix it right away. However, because the room is so new, I have not had any issues at all.
If you are thinking about an apartment, you should go for it. It's a great place, especially for students on a budget or anyone who is looking for a comfortable place to live.
Steve, have you ever lived in an apartment? Why do you dislike them?
Thanks for this good post - I want to know how other people feel.
cass
Everyone, thanks for your comments. I just want to keep this topic alive so more people can post their thoughts.
Steve, it is interesting that you have a pretty cool house with friends. That sounds like a fun place to live. Wow, with a front and back yard too? Any camp fires going on back there? I wish I had a house like that for my friends to come over to and hang out.
Cass, I like your apartment idea too, as it can be nice to have everything brand new and in order, safe and secure. Are you going to live there again next year? Will you ever move to stay in a house, you think?
I am still looking into options, but will keep you informed.
jeff
Ok the winter months may be a little colder but you could buy a pair of gloves and a scarf to start with to keep you warm and what with renting a bit further away the rent may be a bit lower as well so saving you even more money.
Yeah go for it.
Alexender
You went to school for a bit then you went straight in to a job. You just walked out the school gates and walked up to the first place where there may be work walked in and said that you wanted a job and well you got one.
You could at one time go from one job to another but not today.
I think if there was a block of flats all clean and tidy near to where these colleges are they could let all the student types move in to there then they could please there selfs what they did then no one could moan about them. They would only have there selfs to complain to if they had there radio to loud.
Fred
Fred
Living with a friend can be difficult. I've had many situations where I thought living with a friend would be easy and fun, but let me tell you; after a while you can start getting annoyed with habits you never really noticed in the first place. If you can preserve respect, privacy and cleanliness in the house, then you should get on fine... as soon as one goes, down crumbles the barriers of friendship!
I think that you should consider getting a place that will be as little maintenance as possible, you dont want to spend your years as a student cleaning a large house or weeding and cutting grass. Find a place that has enough space to keep you out of each others wat though, you dont want to feel like you are giving up your space too often.
Thanks for the comments guys. It really helps me to plan the best route possible and also saves me the trouble (and expense) of learning from my own mistakes! Keep 'em coming!
Oh dear what happens next. You fal out more often and one ends up leaving and still the rent is to pay at the end of the week or month.
I would suggest that something like Steve has said. It may be it that you could be on different courses or may be even oone of you has a part time job on the go so you may be out of each others way more than what you think. I feel you should take all this in to account then at least if you only get the odd argument over something silly then bang your heads together and get on with it.
Alexender